0067C: Post-Move Debrief
Well folks, we did it. After quite a few trips and creative packing, carrying and guard negotiations, we've pretty much migrated the major stuff to the new place in Cubao. It doesn't mean we're all set up or anything - it just means that the things have been physically relocated to the new unit.

Most of Sunday was spent unpacking the boxes that were dominating the living room area like some strange cityscape. Eventually, areas started to become defined and we ended up with setting up key areas for the comic books, the toys, the DVDs and the various collectible card games. The second bedroom has been tagged as a sort of changing room / walk-in closet for now and the bathroom and main bedrooms are more or less set up.

Tobie's comics are in a sizeable collection of "polyboxes" as we keep calling them, which are pretty much modular plastic drawers that can be stacked and reconfigured in a variety of ways. They currently line the wall and are also a potential area to put some of my better-looking toys on display once I get them cleaned up. The cards are now all secured inside this octagonal coffee table Tobie brought from his place so you can look down and see the cards that you might want to play with.

My books are still going to stay in the boxes until we can figure out some shelving solutions. Plus there's the multitude of DVDs, VCDs and CDs that still need to be moved from Tobie's place, along with a few more furniture pieces like the poker table and some chairs. The place really has a long way to go - heck, it still needs a name. I'm really thinking it would be nice to have the name represent our respective fandoms somehow and my main suggestion placed on the table is to call the place a "sietch" and then have the proper name come from Tobie. We'll see.

Today we stepped out to get a few more essentials like a scrub brush for the toilet and a better mat for just outside the bathroom. I also got one of those steam brush thingies to act as my iron and more little touches here and there. The big thing was getting a water cooler / heater / dispenser and a TV that's compatible with my DVD home theater system, and we snagged a pretty good deal at SM Appliance Center. There's more of a story there in terms of the appliance selection process, but I'll get to that at another time, I guess, hehe.

Tomorrow I'll be mopping the whole place (since we only bought a mop today), assembling the TV table and getting the new TV hooked up with the home theater and perhaps get the last of my utilities scheduled for installation. I really miss internet at home - how else will I check Multiply and play my Facebook games? LOL

But yes, the move is largely finished and the place is pretty much habitable. This is where it all starts.

You have to admit, cheer rallies can be pretty stupid.